In veterinary
medicine, surgical education and training require the development of abilities
that can be acquired in practical classes using currently available models such
as cadaver training. Limited availability of cadavers, undesirable changes in
tissue texture and the absence of bleeding are the main disadvantages of
cadaver-based training compared to training in live animals. This study
proposes a chemical cadaver preservation method aimed at overcoming the
aforementioned limitations. Blood circulation could be reproduced in preserved
cadavers, thereby enabling satisfactory simulation-based training of several
surgical procedures, from incision to suture and including hemostatic
techniques. The model in this study introduces a high-fidelity simulation
training alternative to prepare students for the practice of surgery. In this
manner, surgical interventions would be restricted to surgical cases and
healthy animals would not be submitted to surgical procedures exclusively for
learning purposes.